Stocking-suspender



. P. PUGNIET.

STOCKING SUSPENDER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 24, I9I9.

1,35%8Az4fl. Patented Aug. 3, 1920.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PAULPUGNIET, a citizen of the French Republic, residing 5 at Paris, France, have invented new and useful Improvements in Stocking-Suspenders, of which the following is a specification.

In a suspender'the connecting piece leetween elastic or resilient material and the stocking is in the form of a metallic support consisting of a ring-portionof appropriate contour to which isconnected the elastic material, the ring being formed with a metal member and provided'with a buckle or similar fitting adapted to engage with abutton over'which the edge of the stocking is placed. V The said metallic support forms the joint of the Suspender and has much disadvantage. For example in a known construction the arrangement of retaining theflexible portion of the stocking clip is unsatisfactory because the pull has its effect on the connection which will not stand constant use so that the suspender very soon becomes useless.

The connections of this type have also the disadvantage of presenting metal portions,i

, badly adjusted and more or less badly fitted the suspender.

by worn tools, when the pull of the flexible portion takes effect. These metallic parts when in contact with the stocking wear out the same or give annoyance to the wearer of Moreover these systems of attachment also ruin the elastic which becomes cut at such places and after a short time'breaks, and the flexible portion becoming worn out by rubbing on the metal clips becomes quickly cut through and detached from the support thus rendering the stocking clip useless. Moreover the ends of the flexible loop are liable to become detached from the support. The deteriorating efi'ect is considerable because when fitting the parts together the branches become out through against the metal where the two are, connected together, it being impossible at this place to turn the edge of the metal over. Other known arrangements have similar drawbacks from the fact that the buckle or clip retaining the stocking is held in place by pressure of some kind which gives rise to wear and rapid deterioration and want of solidity. 1

The present invention has for object the provision of a connecting piece serving to join or bind and fix the two extremities of the lower flexible portion of a stocking; re

take place by any pull on the buckle or rarest c tr c PAUL ruemnuor rams, FRANCE.

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named disadvantages.

Accordingto this invention the solidity i e presentfarrangement further allows the two branches of a flexible body of any kind'to be placcdc'loser together in a conical member having the form of a sleeveand leaving suflicient freedom for the two branches but only limiting the opening of, the buckle or; clip taming clip which willfobviate the above ortion and preventine' an deterioration whatever sincethe edge of the sleeve is turnedover, and being capable of exercising,

but a slight pressure onfthe flexible connection." s i ,5

This is anessentialfeature in the case of an elastic and flexible connection, the elastic keeping as elasticity'inside the sleeve over its entire length. On the other hand on the body portion itself of the support any very strong joint can be made: a slit for theintroduction of a bow, raised teeth which can subsequently be pressed down, upturned hook, or an additional piece canbe fitted and so on'because no matter what the d'e-l fects may be: projections, rough edges, easy unhooking, of the means employed, these faults disappearin the recess or depression formed by the two shells which, engaging with the branches of the support on tightening inclose the whole and enhance the solidity of the fixing means and leave only rounded edges The fixingof the flexible portion to the body of the support being independent of the tightening of the two shells, the manufacture is simplified and the solidity of all the parts made can be insured,

and no strain on the connecting piece can clip which is of flexible'material.

It will readily be seen that with this arrangement the extremities of a flexible body can be securely attached and provide a rigid clip covered with rubber, fabric or other suitable material which will in no way spoil the stockings.

The invention is shown by way of example in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 shows the body of the support; Fig. 2 shows the same support to which is attached the flexible connection; Fig. '3 shows in elevation and plan the upper shell;

of the Fig. l are similar views to Fig. 3 p p H device shell support; Fig. 5 shows the whole fitted together. i

In Fig. l the annular member a is the portion to which the elastic fabricis attached. The opening serves for the passage of the pulling member carrying the button over which the stock n is passed.

The parts 0 and 0 show suitable means for retaining'the flexible or resilient buckle and consist of two small tongues. raised from the body of the support, the edge e, f of the buckle is then placed in position reserved a lower portion of this member being turned over upon itself along its entire length.

As will be seen inYFi-g. 2 the clip or buckle acts in the following manner:

The joined ends of the flexible buckle'or its reinforcement are engaged in the direction indicated by the arrow between the raised tongues c, c which are subsequently pressed down again tightly to retain. the flexible portion between them; the flexible tis fitted between the raised parts of this shell by placing the recess Z at the bottom flatontopof the two branches of the flexible member. This fitting is secured to the device by tightening or pressing the extremities of the raised pieces on the shell as shown member.

Iclaimk- H i l. 'Infa Suspender, a sheet metal body haying an attaching loop at one end and a bendable portion atthe opposite end, and further provided,- near the ,center,' with upstruck tongues; a flexible lo'ophaving its ends attached to said tongues and secured nearits ends in tubular members formed inthebendable portion-of the body; T

2. In a suspends-n a sheet metal body having attaching loop at one end and a bend able portion at the oppositeend; and further provided, near the center, with upstruck tongues; a flexible loop having. its ends attache'd'to said tongues and secured near its ends in tubular members: formed in the at Fig. A Fig. 5 shows the assembled parts M and the attachmentof the button carrying bendable portion of the body, and. av shell inclosing the centralportion of the body, the ends ofthe flexible loop and the inner, ends of said tubularmembers. f i

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